Cesc Fabregas and Thibaut Courtois say Chelsea are eager to bounce back against Manchester United in FA Cup final after missing out on the top-four finish in Premier League.
Phil Jones told ESPN that a club like Manchester United should be winning the league plus another trophy to make the season a success.
Remember when the FA Cup final was a day of celebration, anticipation and glorious possibilities?
It was the one fixture in the calendar, usually bathed in sunshine, which brought hope and excitement in equal measure, with even the unlucky runners-up able to measure their progress by at...Read more ...

On Saturday, Chelsea will play Manchester United in the FA Cup final. If the Blues win, it will be our eighth FA Cup trophy and a noteworthy fifth in the last twelve years. The odds of lifting it however surely lengthened after Sunday's listless effort against Newcastle United. Out of the fourteen players who played, only goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had a good game in a dreadful 3-0 loss. Legitimate questions can be and should be asked about the lack of leadership in the dressing room. Cesc Fàbregas, one of the squad's most seasoned winners, is subscribes to that narrative as well. Rather...Read more ...

Antonio Conte gives a damning assessment of Chelsea after their humiliating defeat at Newcastle, and takes full responsibility for the club's recent failures.
ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey shares his thoughts on the club's frustrating season where they missed out on a Champions League spot.
Cesc Fabregas and Thibaut Courtois say Chelsea are eager to bounce back against Manchester United in FA Cup final after missing out on the top-four finish in Premier League.
There is little excitement or elation at Stamford Bridge in the run-up to Saturday's FA Cup final. Regardless of...Read more ...

Rob Dawson MANCHESTER, England - Phil Jones said Manchester United have added incentive to win the FA Cup because it would set up a Community Shield clash with Manchester City and give them the chance to put down an early marker ahead of next season. United manager Jose Mourinho has made no secret of his desire to challenge for the title next season, and Jones insists getting a crack at the champions at Wembley on Aug. 5 - a week before the new season begins - would be a good way to start. "It's another good reason why we need to do that," Jones said. "We've been involved in a lot of...Read more ...

Former United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann said he believes the team was on track to qualify for this year's World Cup before he was removed as manager and the Americans subsequently missed out on Russia 2018. Klinsmann also said that he would have quit the team following the 2014 World Cup - despite his contract going through 2018 - if he had known he'd be fired just for losing "two games." After a poor start to the final CONCACAF qualifying round - including losses to Mexico and Costa Rica - Klinsmann was let go. Under his successor Bruce Arena, the Americans failed to qualify for the...Read more ...